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To ‘Maria’ [1880–2]

Dear Madam—

I am sorry to say that I can not spare the time to develop the many abstruse points touched on in your letter.1— Nor do I understand fully on what subject you require information.— I may add that my belief is not nearly so base, as you suppose

Madam | your obed sert | Ch. Darwin

Summary

Regrets he has not time to develop points touched on in her letter and that he does not understand what information she wants.